Airbnb and VRBO by SF Neighborhood

Blackstone in California

With Tenants Together, the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is releasing this map of Blackstone owned properties in California on February 11, 2015 - an international day of action coordinated with PAH solidarity groups in New York and Barcelona fighting against displacement by Blackstone.

Blackstone spends roughly $100 million a week on foreclosed properties in USA. They buy properties that have lost value, and wait for the value to increase. They also buy rental properties, where they raise rents as much as they can and evict tenants without hesitation.

According to public records, Blackstone owns over 4000 single family homes in California.They have also moved to purchase multi-family buildings at the end of last month. It concerns us because this is yet another example of consolidated wealth in our society, and most of the markets Blackstone is buying in, have very few tenant protections. Most notably, single-family homes can’t be subject to rent control according to California state law (Costa Hawkins Act). What we have seen so far is Blackstone-Invitation Homes placing more of the burdens of home ownership on tenants, without any of the benefits. We haven’t seen mass evictions or rent increases, but without tenant protections against these things, it’s something we fear when they decide to get out of the rental market, or that they’re not getting enough “return on their investment.” In California, their presence has been most felt in Sacramento.

Vacant Units, SF

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project has documented the latest American Community Study (ACS) data visualizing the staggering number of homes that are unoccupied on a consistent basis in San Francisco, CA. Each dot represents 10 homes, arranged by census tract.

2012 ACS data indicates there are 30,057 vacant homes in San Francisco. A common residents per unit calculation is 2.8 persons, meaning that the city of San Francisco has empty homes capable of housing more than 84,000 more people than it does.

According to a 2013 comprehensive report on homelessness by the city of San Francisco, one of the wealthiest cities in the richest nation in the world, contains 6,636 homeless adults and 914 homeless children and transition-age youth, totaling 7,550 homeless persons. According to Anti-Eviction Mapping Project’s previous Airbnb and VRBO map, almost 7,000 units are available for short-term rental online.

The Vacant Homes in San Francisco map yields another irony: two of the districts with the densest numbers of homeless persons also contain the most vacant homes. According to the homelessness report, census tract 6, which includes most of the Tenderloin and SOMA neighborhoods, contains over 3,000 homeless persons, as well as the highest density of vacant homes.

Tech Bus Stops and No-Fault Evictions

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is a data-visualization, data analysis, and digital storytelling collective documenting the dispossession of San Francisco Bay Area residents in the wake of the Tech Boom 2.0. We seek to create tools that contribute to collective resistance, and that can be used by diverse communities in movement building. Anti-capitalist and anti-racist always.

#NoCopsNoCondos - A Procession Map

This map depicts the procession led by Station 40 and Mission community groups, "NO LOVE FOR COPS OR CONDOS, NADA DE AMOR PARA LA POLICIA NI LOS CONDOMINIOS," on February 14th, 2015. Una Procesión de Corazones Rotos por Vidas Robadas y Casas Robadas, y Celebrando Nuestro Amor Duradero para la Missión. Scroll down the page to learn about what we are mourning and fighting for in the Mission upon a backdrop of evictions. The procession will be at slow(ish) pace with multiple stops along the way so that more people can join in. Check twitter for location updates during the procession at #NoCopsNoCondos. El paso de la procesión será (más o menos) lenta debido a varias paradas en el camino para que más gente pueda participar. Mirar a Twitter para actualizaciones de ubicación durante la procesión en #NoCopsNoCondos.

Serial Evictions

Speculator Chart

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is a data-visualization, data analysis, and digital storytelling collective documenting the dispossession of San Francisco Bay Area residents in the wake of the Tech Boom 2.0. We seek to create tools that contribute to collective resistance, and that can be used by diverse communities in movement building. Anti-capitalist and anti-racist always.